Research Topics

Energy Park: Smart Grid and Mobility for an Energy Park

10th Cycle, 2014, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

In the age of urbanization, mountain areas are facing a continuous depopulation and a decrease in socio-economic standards, which entails a disharmony development leading to a substantial marginalization of these territories. Energy park project intends to emphasize the strength points of the alpine areas, exploiting the use of new technologies and innovation in order to […]

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TEC: Turin Energy Centre

10th Cycle, 2014, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

The Turin Energy Centre multidisciplinary project is a work aimed at designing the functions and assessing the energy performance of a 20.000 m2 under-construction building. The paradox of having to fill an “about-to-be-completed” empty box embodies both an opportunity and a challenge: on one hand, the need to outline innovative functions is a great chance

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ECOFRONT: Exploring the Frontiers of Cold Spray

11th Cycle, 2015, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

The aim of the project is to draw the next frontiers of cold spray (CS), a new, solid-state coating deposition technology. At first, the process and its advantages and disadvantages have been assessed. Then, current equipment, materials and applications have been studied, in order to outline present technological limits from the study of recent innovations

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E-MOD: Electric MObility Development in Italy, a multidisciplinary evaluation

11th Cycle, 2015, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Projects in the spotlight, Research Topics, University, Year

Climate change concerns, urban air pollution and new regulations in the transport sector are shifting the attention to Electric Mobility, recognised as the most sustainable solution to alleviate these environmental problems. However, technological and infrastructure problems are limiting its scale-up only to few countries, and Electric Vehicles in Italy still represent a niche market. The

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ADAMO3: MEMINI, a Watch to remember – Wearable technologies for elderly care

11th Cycle, 2015, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

Nowadays in the western world, two main trends are giving birth to several opportunities and threats from social, political, legal, environmental and economical perspectives: the aging population and the third wave of the digital revolution. IoT and wearable devices in particular are technologies that enable new products and services for wellness and for elderly. This

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HyperSMS: GOING HYPERSONIC, Spaceplane Multifunctional Structures

10th Cycle, 2014, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

The HyperSMS project is devoted to the identification of a solution for achieving reusability of space vehicles and thus increasing space access capability. What really is the obstacle for the realization of a truly reusable space vehicle is the flight phase called re-entry, when the space vehicle impacts with the Planetary atmosphere at hypersonic velocity.

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MEM-BRAIN: MEMristor synapses for BRAIN computing

10th Cycle, 2014, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

In the context of this project, we applied the principles of neuromorphic computing to the classification of EMG signals, proposing an innovative approach to prostheses control. Although the market already provides high-tech solutions in fact, the process of adapting industry-standard prostheses to patients is nowadays complex and lengthy. For some aspects, it can be said

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Big Diamond: Big Data for Internet Monitoring

10th Cycle, 2014, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

In recent years the data companies collect from their business have increased exponentially and new frontiers of information extraction has started the so called Big Data techniques. In fact the real value that companies can obtain from data measured not only upon the quantity of collected data but also upon the process they implement to

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ORIENTOMA: A wearable orientation system for blind and visually impaired people

10th Cycle, 2014, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

Visual impairment is a global health issue which impacts the life of about 285 millions of people, interfering with their daily activities and routine. Among the major obstacles faced everyday by blind and visually impaired people, orientation and mobility are of utmost relevance, preventing a fully autonomous life. The design of a wearable user-centered device

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D-VERSE: The Space Park

2013, 9th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

Space has always captured human imagination ever since the most ancient civilizations, but it was only in the last century that science evolved to the point where the actual space exploration could start. Nowadays astronomy and aerospace studies are among the most advanced fields of research and development in the world. The extreme conditions in

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